The next morning. 4:00 AM
It was dark outside and Jaune was peacefully sleeping. He was blissfully unaware of the horrors that were about to befall him. Akisame stood over his sleeping form and checked the time. He nodded to himself before he pulled out a paper megaphone. "WAKE UP!" He shouted his eyes glowing menacingly at Jaune. "WAHHHH!" Jaune yelled as he fell out of bed. "What!? Where is the fire!? What's going on!" He yelled as he scrambled in the dark tripping over his blanket and falling face first into the wall.
Akisame only looked down at Jaune and smiled at him. "Morning training, I hope you've gotten plenty of rest because your training begins now." He declared and threw Jaune a clean Gi. Jaune groaned before he got dressed. And followed Akisame. They started off with the same run they did last night. By the time Jaune was finished the sun was barely rising over the horizon. Akisame led Jaune to the courtyard and let him rest. For five seconds. Then he made Jaune continue his next exercise. Jaune was carrying two large earns and shuffling between posts barefoot.
"Your heads too high! Keep your hips down low." Yelled Akisame as he swiped at Jaune's head. Jaune ducked under it and kept his head low. "That's much better now shuffle your feet quickly and move between the posts." Jaune tried to shuffle his feet but ended up tripping on a post. "This is impossible!" He yelled. "Again from the beginning!" Yelled Akisame. "Yes sir!" Yelled Jaune. He pushed himself back up and went back to the beginning.
Two hours later
Jaune was doing push-ups on four wooden stalks. The kicker though was that he had to keep his back perfectly straight with two earns full of water. "Alright give me two hundred weighted push-ups then one hundred one handed push-ups and switch hands." Said Akisame. "Yes sir!" Yelled Jaune as he pushed up and down. He felt the sun beating down on his back.
"Well now Jaune why don't you tell me why you want to be a huntsman?" He asked as Miu walked by handing him a cup of tea. "Thank you." Jaune groaned and started to train. His hands and feet where aching but he kept on training. "I'm kinda curious about it too actually." Said Miu. Jaune smiled a little.
"…Well I want to help people. I've always been so weak and pathetic. I was always bullied by the other kids. But I still tried to make a difference...one day in my village a girl went missing and I went into the woods to look for her... alone... yeah I know it was pretty stupid but still she was the only friend I had growing up." Akisame nodded and Miu frowned at that. He felt his body ache and burn in protest. But he eventually made it to the one handed pushups and it was hell.
"I searched for hours, and before I knew it the woods were already dark. And the Grimm came out to play. I tried to climb a tree but they knocked it down. I remember picking up a stick and crying waiting for them to attack me... but then I was saved by a huntsman with an Axe and a big mustache... He didn't just save me from the Grimm...He saved my friend as well." He felt like his arms was about to dislocate at this rate. His entire form was dripping in sweat.
"He saved my life, and I asked him why. He told me. 'Because I'm a huntsmen protecting people is what I do'. He inspired me to become a huntsman. To help people the way he helped me... Because even right now there is probably a scared weak kid... that could use a hero to look up too and a symbol to find strength in." Jaune smiled fondly at the memory. Before he grimaced. He groaned and switch to his left hand and he almost fell off.
"Hmm I see. And what about those bullies. If you had the chance would you harm them like they did you?" Asked Akisame. And Jaune answered in a heartbeat.
"No, I wouldn't...I would use whatever strength I have to prove them wrong about me. I'd become a huntsman, defend people, even them. And I'd show them they were wrong." Akisame hummed before he took another sip of tea.
Akisame smiled when Jaune wasn't looking.
'Well now this is surprisingly a genuine and natural sense of justice.' "Your form is terrible." He said and Jaune could only groan before he tried to correct it only for one of the earns to fall on his head. Jaune fell to the floor clutching his head in pain. "Again from the beginning." Said Akisame. Jaune could only whine before he returned to training.
'Not strict my ass!' He thought as he begrudgingly redid the whole excessive completely oblivious to the presence of the other masters or the smile on Miu's face. Not a wicked one mind you but I'll leave it to your imagination young readers (ok if you're going to break the fourth wall at least use brackets or something).
One week later
Jaune had adjusted well to Ryozanpaku. His determination and drive to train helped him fit right in. One of the things he noticed though was that the masters never took a day off from training, he also noticed that a few of them would observe his own. He always felt like they were silently judging him a little.
He noticed master Sakaki was always watching him train with a curious stare, and would often scoff or chuckle at him.
The elder and Apachai where playing Othello and watching Jaune train.
"ARGHHH! Huff I don't want to sound rude but when are you going to teach me some techniques?" Asked Jaune as he slowly carried two earns through the stalks.
"That comes later. Right now we are building the foundation. An ant cannot defeat a goliath no matter how much training or talent he may have." Said Akisame and Jaune's eyebrow twitched. "Are you comparing me to an ant?" He asked and Akisame rubbed his chin and hummed. "That was an unfair analogy...to the ant" he said with an amused smile and Jaune glared at Akisame. "OK THAT WAS JUST UNCALLED FOR!" Yelled Jaune and Akisame only folded his arms. He sighed and looked up at the sky.
"An ant can lift up to ten times its own body weight there is much you can learn from it." He said and Jaune let his words sink in. He supposed Akisame had a point after all he could barely lift his own body weight let alone ten times. "...Why don't we take a break." He said. Jaune put down the earns and rubbed his shoulders. "Ok breaks over back to it." Said Akisame with an amused smile as Jaune groaned and picked the earns back up. "Luckily he has disciple." Said Apachai as he looked at Jaune and Akisame as they trained. "Hmm well why don't you ask to help Apachai?" The elder smiled at him with a gleam in his eyes.
"Oh oh Akisame can I help!" Asked Apachai. Akisame nodded. "Yes Apachai will help train disciple!" He cheered.
A few minutes later
Apachai was pulling Jaune's arms and pushing his legs further out. Jaune groaned as he felt his muscles stretched to their limits before they started to burn. "AAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!"
"One, two, three, one, two, three. Way to go Jauney!" Cheered Apachai. The other masters where standing around him with amused looks on their faces. "Hehe you know I might just teach him a thing or two myself." Said Kensai as he watched Jaune struggle and his smirk grew every time he heard a large pop erupt from the boys back.
Jaune had his legs splitting as far as they could stretch and Apachai was pushing them further apart while pulling his arms making him stretch down. "GGGGGRRRAAAA!"
"Haha you should count yourself lucky Jaune, even a king would be lucky to have so many masters." Laughed the elder. "THIS IS HELLGRAAAA!" Yelled Jaune as he felt a sharp jolt of pain as his body was stretching in ways he didn't think they should. As he trained Sakaki was watching him. 'Heh kid probably won't last three more days.' He thought absently while drinking another beer.
Three days later
The sun had set and Jaune was still training into the night. He just got back from his last run and was about to get started on the wood stalks again. 'He's not dead yet.' Thought Sakaki as he leaned against the wall with a can of beer watching Jaune shuffle through rows of wooden stalks. Much easier than he did the first time. Only to duck under another swipe from Akisame. "YOUR HEADS TO HIGH!"
The elder came over and placed a hand on Jaune's shoulder. "Akisame I think we should call it a day Jaune has school in the morning." Said the Elder as he tossed Jaune a folded up uniform. "You'll be going to the same school as Miu it took a little effort getting you in since well you're a run away." Said the Elder. "Thank you Master." Said Jaune as he bowed the Elder only chuckled. Jaune walked back to his room and crashed into bed.
The elder stroked his mustache before he looked at Akisame. "Well what do you think about our young disciple?" He asked to both Akisame and Sakaki. "Heh I'll give the kid props he hasn't died yet." Said Sakaki before he finished his beer. "I'm actually surprised he hasn't quite yet either. Considering what the philosopher is putting him through"
Akisame folded his arms into his sleeves and nodded. "Hmm he has a good heart, and no matter what I throw at him he meets it head on." Said Akisame. He was against taking another disciple. So he was throwing his hardest and most grueling workouts to get him to give up. He was actually surprised that Jaune hadn't given up yet. Then he started to test his character, asking him what his goals where and why. He even had Jaune take routes that would have him past Faunus, even when Akisame told Jaune to keep running he still stopped to help a Faunus child when they were crying.
So all in all Akisame figured that he should start the technique training soon and teach Jaune how to actually fight. He had showed heart, dedication and a natural philosophy that corresponds to the teachings of RYOZANPAKU. "...It's about time we started his technique training." Shigure's head popped out of the tree as she hanged from a branch upside down by her legs. "Let...me train him...in the art of...weapons...tomorrow...when he returns." She said and for a millisecond it almost looked like she smiled.
The next morning
Jaune and Miu where walking to school together the two of them talking freely... until Miu clothes lined a poor guy that was running late. His books fell out of his bag and he gripped his head in pain. "Uh...you ok there man?" Asked Jaune as he stopped and helped pick up some books.
"Oh no oh my gosh are you ok I'm so sorry here let me help you" Miu apologized and helped pick up some books.
"Its fine I really appreciate your help...wait how the heck is it ok you threw me to the ground!"
"It's actually one of the first things I learned." Mui said as if it was a common occurrence. 'Actually not that surprising considering she grew up in the dojo'. Thought Jaune dryly.
"I'm so going to be late" the boy complained and Jaune nodded. "Well I'm new to the school so I can use that as an excuse. Oh I'm Jaune Arc by the way short sweet rolls of the tongue ladies love it." He said as he shook the boys hand.
"I'm Kenichi, Kenichi Shirahama...Wait an Arc!?" Asked Kenichi in shock. "Yeah. Oh that's Miu by the way." Said Jaune and Miu smiled and waved at Kenichi, while also spotting his him yang blade on his collar.
"Hi there. Oh I know a short cut you two follow me!" She jumped on the railing. "Uh Miu tha- "She jumped across the river. Jaune and Kenichi could only watch in both amazement and disbelief at the ease she made the jump. "...Come on Kenichi let's just go the regular route I'll tell your home room teacher you were helping me out." Said Jaune and Kenichi smiled at him.
"Really thanks man you're the best!" He said and Jaune smiled and scratched the back of his head.
"Hey don't sweat it. But no seriously I don't know how to get to the school." He said Kenichi laughed a little and Jaune chuckled sheepishly.
Six minutes later
Jaune and Kenichi walked in. "Shirahama you're late!" Yelled their homeroom teacher who was bald and wearing a brown suit. Jaune held up his hand and smiled sheepishly.
"Uh actually I was lost and he was helping me out. I'm Jaune Arc I just transferred here from Vale metropolitan." He said and his new teacher adjusted his glasses and nodded. "Alright I guess I can let this slide then. Shirahama get to your seat." He said he coughed once and looked over Jaune. "Well now why don't you introduce yourself to the class mister...ARC!?" He asked in sudden realization at his family name. "Yup the names Jaune Arc it's short, sweet, rolls of the tongue and ladies love it. Like I said before I just transferred from Vale metropolitan high. Said Jaune "Oh well there's an open seat next to Shirahama, welcome to our class." Said their teacher a little star struck, the entire class where whispering and murmuring about him.
Well he guesses he shouldn't be surprised, his family was full of renowned huntsmen and huntresses. And even outside of Vale his family name was well respected and sadly worshiped in some circles. 'Note to self-break that cheesy introduction.' He thought before he paid attention to the lesson his teacher was giving.
After class
Classmates, the minute he asked about clubs they were on him like a pack of hungry Beowolves. Everyone was shouting at him to join their club; he swore he heard one girl ask I him on a date but he honestly couldn't pin point who asked. 'Damn I'm kinda curious who asked me out.'
The pushiest though where the martial arts clubs, like the judo, kempo, and karate clubs. "Uh actually I'm going to join the guitar club, I'm already training in martial arts at the moment and I kinda want a break you know." He said and people started to pan out but even then he was more popular at the moment then he ever was back in Vale.
A girl with braided pony tails tapped him on the shoulder. "Uh actually Arc there isn't a guitar club here." She said and Jaune slumped his shoulders. Well there goes that one. "Oh well... I'm going to check the counseling office and see what clubs are around here." Jaune was about to step out but froze. "Uh...which way is the counseling office?" He asked one of the students pointed down the hall and told him to make a right down the stairs.
The minute he turned on the stairs he came face to face with what looked like an alien. "Hello there Jaune Arc right? I'm Nijima, I'm a member of the journalism club can I ask you a few questions?" Jaune didn't know why but he felt an almost creepy vibe from this guy.
"Oh uh sure I guess but can it wait until after I check what clubs are available." He asked Nijima nodded and let Jaune pass. 'Ok ok so far today has been good, no bullies to be seen yet, made a few friends and now I'm about to join a club. What could possibly go wrong with the rest of my day.' He thought with a smile unaware of what awaited him upon his return to the dojo.
ok here's the second chapter I'm pleased to announce that I now have a beta. a shout out to maestro of madness for helping me out. anyway I hope you all enjoyed, feel free to leave a review.
~later days
-wiseotaku